Name meaning & stats
Katrine
Katrine. 823 US babies since 1940, peak 1981. Notable Katrines are 1.8× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 1981
823 US babies were named Katrine between 1940 and 2025.
Katrine around the world
- Norway: 4,716 babies since 1945, peak 1988
- France: 70 babies since 1900, peak 2013
- Scotland: 22 babies since 1974, peak 1977
- England & Wales: 21 babies since 1996, peak 1997
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Katrines end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.8× | Medium · 18 people |
| Writer | 1.1× | Medium · 12 people |
| Actor | 0.7× | Medium · 10 people |
| Politician | 0.8× | Medium · 10 people |
Among notable women who are footballers, Katrines show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Katrines are 1.8× more likely than expected to be film directors.
The surprise career: Low confidence · 9 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 6 Katrins spell it Katrine
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1981)